Why Migration Costs. Smoothing the way for software change.
People often find it overwhelming when they start to use a new program like OpenOffice.org, or a new operating system like Linux. The software feels unfamiliar, tools and options aren’t where they are expected, favourite features are missing, and the experience leads to a sense of powerlessness. “Why can’t Linux be more like Windows?” “What do I use for Outlook in OpenOffice?” The old and familiar beckons powerfully, “Come back!” And yet this discomfort is probably not the fault of the new software itself. Migration itself has a cost, and often a very big cost.
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